Harvester reel attachment.



F. O. KULLANDER.

HARVBSTER REEL ATTACHMENT. 7 I APPLIOA'IIQH FILED 31111.26, 1910.982,972, Patented Jan. 17, 1911.

I 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

P. O. KULLANDER.

HARVESTER REEL ATTACHMENT.

APPLICATION I 'ILBD JAN; 26, 1910.

Patented Jan. 17, 1911.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 FRANK O. KULLANDER, OF

KENSINGTON, MINNESOTA.

FTC

HARVESTER REEL ATTACHMENT.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK O. KULLAN- DER, citizen of the United States,residing at Kensington, in the county of Douglas and State of Minnesota,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Harvester ReelAttachments, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to harvesters, having particular reference to anattachment to be applied to the reels of reaping machines.

An object of this invention is to provide a bar to be attached to thereels of reaping machines, the bar being so formed with transverse andspaced ribs as to produce a combing action upon the wheat prior to thecutting of the same; to thereby arrange the stalks in upright parallelrelation; and to produce the falling ofthe stalks transversely upon thelower conveyor after the stalks have been cut.

The invention has for another object the provision of a bar of thischaracter which serves not only to guide and to straighten the bentstalks of wheat prior to the cutting of the same, but also acts as areinforcement for the reels. The bar is preferably attached directly tothe supporting arms of the reel whereby the bar prevents the warping andsplitting of the arms and produces a strong and durable reel. Theimproved bar may also be attached to the slats of the reel to reinforcethe same, as it is common to construct the slats of the reels of wood,and when the stalks are damp, a considerable strain is exerted upon theslats incident to their rotation, which frequently causes the splittingand warping of the same.

A further object of this invention is to provide a reaping machine withan improved reel for catching the stalks of wheat which are bent to theground and for raising the stalks into an upright position and in thepath of the cutters of the sickle. To effect this result the improvedbar is provided with a rounded surface which is brought into engagementwith the ends of the stalks to deflect the same upwardly so that theypass between a plurality of ribs which are formed on the bar to producea combing action upon the wheat in order to straighten the same and toarrange the stalks in parallel relation to one another.

For a full understanding of the invention reference is to be had to thefollowing de- Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Jan, 17, 1911.

Serial No. 540,278.

scription and accompanying drawings in which Figure 1 is a detailedperspective view of a length of the bar employed. Fig. 2 is a transversesection through the bar and one of the ribs formed thereon disclosingthe manner of securing the bar to the arm. Fig. 3 is a bottom edge viewof the bar. Fig. et is a perspective view of a reaping machinedisclosing the reel thereof supporting the improved bars and in positionafter cutting a number of stalks. Fig. 5 is a detailed view of one ofthe bars in engagement with a number of stalks prior to the cutting ofthe same. Fig. 6 is an end view of the bar as it first strikes thestalks when bent outwardly from the reaper, and Fig. 7 is a perspectiveview of a slight modification of the same, disclosing the stalks in afallen position and leaning towardthe ends of the bar.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and indicated in all the views of the accompanying drawingsby the same reference characters.

Referring to the drawings, and particu larly to Fig. 4:, the numeral 10designates the slats of a reel of a reaping machine and which aredisclosed as being provided with bars of the improved type. The slats 10are supported upon a plurality of arms 10 which form the centralportionof the reel. The improved bar is formed of a length of sheet metal whichis overturned longitudinally and adjacent its lower edge to form a base11, and a looped or turned over portion 12.

It will be observed from Fig. 2that the base 11 extends beyond the loweredge of the slat 10 to a considerable distance where the looped portion12 is formed and where the sheet of metal is turned outwardly at anabrupt angle in the formation of the looped portion 12. The outer edgeof the looped portion 12 is bent inwardly and toward the central portionof the base 11, to which the edge is secured by means of a clamping bolt13 which is passed through the adjacent portions of the bar to hold thelooped portion 12 firmly in position. The bolt 13 is extended throughthe base 11 and the slat 10 and is held in position by a clamping nut14.

Arranged in spaced relation upon the looped portion 12, are a pluralityof ribs 15, which are formed by the offsetting of the body portion ofthe bar, and which are extended from the outer end of the base 11 to apoint adjacent theupper edge of the looped portion 12 so as to disposethe ribs 15 across the lower edge of the bar, and to extend the ribspractically the entire length of the looped portion 12 and upon theouter face of the bar.

It will be observed from Figs. t and 5 that the bar is secured to theslat 10 by a plurality of bolts 13 which are arranged in spaced relationand which serve to secure the slat rigidly to the bar. This provision ofthe bolts 13 through the bars and the slats, in-

sures the strengthening of the slats as well as to rigidly retain thebars in position.

The ribs 15 not only serve as guides for engagement with the grainduring the operation of the reel, but also add strength and rigidity tothe bar and secures the slat 10 to which the bar is secured.

In Fig. 4: in which is disclosed the application of the bar to the reel,the bar is disclosed as being secured against the side of the slat whichis presented to the rear of the machine when adjacent the lower conveyer16 so as to engage the stalks and to deflect the same backwardly overthe lower conveyer 16. In this Fig. 4 is disclosed a number of thestalks after having been cut, and I having fallen from the bar. Thestalks are shown. as lying in parallel relation upon the lower conveyer16 incident to the action ofthe ribs 15 which comb the stalks and causethe straightening of the same during the backward movement of the bar.

In Fig. 5 is disclosed the position which the stalks assume under theaction of the bar as the same is drawn baekwardly against the stalks,wherein the stalks are engaged against the outer face of the bar and aremoved into an upright posit-ion by reason of the ribs or guides whichextend between the same.

In Fig. 6 of the drawings the improved bar is disclosed as being carriedupon one of the slats 10 of the reel which is adjacent the ground andare ready for backward movement to engage the stalks. It will beobserved that one of the stalks is disclosed in this figure as inengagement with the rounded surface of the looped portion 12 and againstone of the ribs 15. the curvature of the looped portion 12 the end ofthestalk is turned upwardly and serves to guide the entire stalk into anupward position as the improved .bar is fed rearward-1y and downwardlyunder the rotary action of the reel. The curving of the outer face ofthe looped portion 12 is therefore believed to be an important featuresince the stalks which are bent close to the ground are raised into anupright position and carried into the path of the sickle bar Owlng tothe numeral 17 is secured upon the outer extremities of the arms 18 ofthe reel through the medium of suitable clamping bolts 19. It will beobserved that the arm 18 engages the bar 17 adjacent its outer end andthat the outer edge of the overturned portion of the metal is secured tothe base of the bar by the provision of rivets 20 which are arranged inspaced relation throughout the entire length of the bar. The metal fromwhich the baris formed is believed to offer sufficient resistance toemploy the same without the use of the slats, as above disclosed, sothat for purpose of economy and to reduce the weight of the reel theslats 10 may be eliminated. In this Fig. 7f the bar 17 is disclosedadjacent the ground and about to be moved rearwardl'y. The

several stalks of wheat are engaged against the bar and several of thestalks are shown as being deflected toward the ground and toward the endof the bar 17. It will be observed. that owing to the inclination of theouter face of the looped portion of the bar 16 that the ribs which areformed thereon slidably engage with the stalks and raise the same intoan upright position during the backward movement of the bar 17.

In the construction of this device it will be noted that the loopedportion 12 is provided for the purpose of not only deflecting the outerends of the stalks upwardly as the reel is rotated, but also serves thepurpose of effecting the combing action of the ribs 15 against thestalks to raise the same from a laterally bent over position into anupward position as the bar is fed rearwardly against the stalks.

By the employment of a bar of this character upon the reel of a reapingmachine, bundles of the stalks can be easily formed, by reason of theparallel position of the stalks upon the lower conveyer 16, andsuchposi'tion is insured as the bar is fed backwardly and against thestalks during the falling of the same, thus preventing the ,wind, or anylateral vlbration of the machine, from deflecting the stalks or turningthe same across one another.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed as new is 1. Incombination with a reaping machine having a reel thereon, of a bararranged across the rear face of each of the slats of said reel, and aplurality of ribs formed upon the lower edge and the outer face of saidbar.

2. In combination with the reel of a reaping machine, of bars arrangedacross the rear faces of the slats of said reel, anda plurality oftransverse ribs across the lower edge and the outer face of said bars.

versely formed at the looped portion of said bar.

4:. In combination with a reel having a plurality of slats, of barsarranged across the rear faces of said slats and extending outwardlytherefrom, and a plurality of transverse ribs formed in said bars inspaced relation and extending across the lower edges and upwardly of theouter faces thereof.

5. A bar including a length of sheet metal bent upon itself to form alooped portion at its lower end, and a plurality of spaced ribs ofisetoutwardly from the looped portion of said bar.

6. In combination with a reel having a plurality of slats, of barsarranged across the rear faces of said slats said bars comprisinglengths of sheet metal having looped portions, bolts engaged through theover lapped ends of said bars and through said slats to support saidbars, and pluralities of spaced ribs formed upon the lower edges of saidbars.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FRANK 0. KULLANDER. [L. 8.] l/Vitnesses:

R. J. RAsMUssoN, Enw. OLSON.

